Activities at Fountains Care Home

We are SO excited to be welcoming our brand new Activities Coordinator Michelle, to our Fountains family. 

Excited to be joining us very soon, Michelle said:  

‘’My name is Michelle, and I will be joining Fountains care home as the Activities Coordinator.

I am beyond excited to join this amazing team and to help bring smiles and life enriching opportunities to all the residents.

I am 40 years old, and I have worked in the care sector for nearly 25 years. I live in the Shirley area and have a supportive family who I am very close with, including my brother who has severe special needs and I help provide some of his care. 

I am proud to say that my life has provided opportunities to learn compassion and empathy for others, but mostly I love nothing more than to make people smile and believe in positive outcomes.
To plan activities is something I get very excited about because I like to think about everyone's personal interests and hobbies’’

We recently invited residents & staff from Harper Fields Care Home - Barchester Healthcare Broadway Halls Care Home - Barchester Healthcare & Overslade House to join us for a common wealth celebration tea party - Fountains style! 

With the Prosecco chilling on ice, the cake towers jam packed with delicious home made treats and songs to clap your hands and tap your feet to from the incredible Jess Harris - it was no wonder the room was filled with so much love & laughter. 

Following a superb show from Jess, we were joined by the amazing Lisa who helped us work off all those scones with some gentle exercise in true common wealth spirit. 

A big THANK YOU to all the homes who joined us today and to the fantastic team work by our Fountains family. 

What an absolutely AMAZING day!

We are so lucky to be surrounded by such a vibrant community in Solihull and we feel both proud & excited to be part of that here at Fountains. 

Recently, General Manager Arvinder & Home Services Advisor Paul were joined by General Manager Hayley & Customer Relations Manager Carrie from Harper Fields Care Home - Barchester Healthcare at Touchwood, Solihull. 

Armed with goodie bags, the team were on hand to discuss our beautiful homes and the support we can offer to people looking to start the next chapter of their lives. 

A huge Fountains shout out to Gill, Community Champion at Tesco Solihull for kindly donating prizes towards our hamper of goodies for our free raffle! 

Here at Fountains, our residents truly do have an input into the way Fountains is run - after all, this is their home, built and shaped around them. 

We know that keeping active is important to those that live with us and we’re always looking for new and exciting ways to keep our residents involved, engaged and stimulated. 

Qigong, pronounced “chi gong,” was developed in China thousands of years ago as part of traditional Chinese medicine. It involves using exercises to optimize energy within the body, mind, and spirit, with the goal of improving and maintaining health and well-being.

General Manager Arvinder & Home Services Advisor Paul, have been out & about within the local community delivering ‘Random Acts Of Kindness’ to say thank you to the people of Solihull for all of their hard work. 

First stop was to say hello to the team in the  Physiotherapy department at Solihull Hospital and Community Services NHS, then it was off to meet everyone at Marie Curie Hospice, Solihull West Midlands

Arvinder & Paul then stopped off to meet Saima at Aesthetics & Beauty Solihull, before dropping off some goodies for the team at Spire Parkway Hospital.

Lastly, it was a visit to Varrinder & the team at Bidvest Noonan with some thermal mugs as we’d heard just how much they love their tea. 

Thank you to all of the amazing teams we met today for the warm welcome and for EVERYTHING you do to ensure our community continues to be a forward thinking place to live & work.

Fountains recently welcomed back ‘Mr Yummy’s Ice Cream Van’ as a cooling treat for our residents and team. 

The famous whippy ice cream sparked many a conversation, reminiscing over childhood memories, favourite holidays and trips to the beach. 

Our Home Manager Arvinder, was also on hand to keep Nazir hydrated during his visit with one of our chilled water bottles. 
We’d also like to say a HUGE thank you to one of our incredibly thoughtful carers, Louise, who bought all the staff a milkshake during their shift to remind everyone to keep drinking during the heat. 

We really are more than a team at Fountains, we’re a family!